How did your lopsided math/science student do in admissions?

MemphisGuy
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:41:16 +0000

LINYMOM - Your sons scores will be competitive for the schools you are looking at and with some research on websites like parchment I am sure that you can find some academic safeties. To this point I have not noticed that anyone has mentioned the second part of a safety which is the financial side. Make sure you take a good look at the cost of attendance as it is just as important (unless you just don’t have to worry about the $$. If that is the case congrats).

I agree with some of the earlier posters. Spend a good amount of your time looking at his EC’s and figuring which of those you can leverage in the application process. Then start thinking about the essays. Our son was not lopsided, had top scores across the board, reasonable EC’s with some leadership but we didn’t plan how to leverage the EC’s and allowed him to do his own essays without review. That proved to be our downfall. He was accepted everywhere but didn’t receive the merit we had expected at most of the schools. With numbers that are good but not tippy top the better you do with the application the better your chances will be.